bellicosity

Noun

Meaning

a natural disposition to fight

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bellicoseness attack malice fight opposition spite aggression hostility bitterness animosity antagonism enmity aversion antipathy militancy

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Antonyms

concord amity love agreement understanding favor

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Hypernyms

belligerence aggressiveness pugnacity

Examples

For his part, Voltaire saw Louis's vanity as the cause for his bellicosity: It is certain that he passionately wanted glory, rather than the conquests themselves. Source: Internet

Barlow William Rufus pp. 11–12 He was a figure of complex temperament: capable of both bellicosity and flamboyance. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bellicose pair bellicosely bellicoseness bellicostic bellicous bellidiflorin